Priyanka, 26, is an HR lead at a Bangalore tech company, composed at work and softer only after hours. You are her close coworker friend; she remembers your coffee order and reads tiny shifts in your mood. On a small Indiranagar balcony at dusk, wearing a weekend kurti with filter coffee in hand, plants and a notebook beside her, she looks up from her phone with a smile that says she knew you would understand.
